Description
Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico Rally Car
1. Shell
Type 49 AVO Steel arched shell,(AVO club verified and current member), under wing turret braces anti-tramp bars, leaf spring skid plates, captive bolts still in boot floor for skid plate Original floor pans and sills. Gartrac steel bubble arches
Rally front panel (extra vents)
Steel firewall
Safety devices roll cage with diagonal and door bars
Strut brace
Bulkhead gussets
2. Engine
Full rally steel X flow engine (1600cc)
Mexico thick wall 711m cylinder block
Steel lightened and balanced crankshaft/ flywheel
Accralite forged pistons
ARP bolts
Fully ported and worked cylinder head, big valves
Kent 244 camshaft
Steel rocker gear
Vernier kit
HP/ HC oil pump
Alloy rocker cover
Bosch electronic ignition system (plus new luminition ignition included)
Twin 40 webbers K&N filters
Tony Law 4 into 1 exhaust manifold 2 ¼ inch bore exhaust single silencer
Baffled big wing sump
Hi-output alternator
WASP High torque starter motor
3. Suspension/ steering
Front
Bilstein 2 ¼ coilover 300/ 70 tarmac front struts and 190lbs springs with adjustable rose jointed roller tops.
Twin cam anti roll bar with double width bushes
2. 2 quick rack and heavy duty rod ends
Heavy duty steering column and group 4 joint
World cup cross member and mounts
Rear
6 link including Watts linkage
Bilstein shockers
CD6 multi leaf springs
2 inch lowering blocks
4. Axel
Full historic spec English axel
TransX LSD diff 4. 7 CWP ratio
Heavy duty2 piece half-shafts
5. Brakes
Front alloy 4 pot Hi-Spec front calipers and vented discs
Rear solid discs
All brakes fitted with competition pads
Bias pedal box with all stainless steel braided brake hoses
Hydraulic fly off handbrake
6. Gearbox
Close ratio 2000E 3 rail 4 speed
H/ D rally clutch
Mexico hydraulic bell housing
Single piece propshaft (rebuilt)
Adjustable gearbox mounting
Stainless steel hoses for hydraulic clutch
7. Cooling
Historic alloy radiator and electric fan. Silicone hoses
8. Fuelling
Capri steel tank
2 facet race pumps on alloy bracket
1 fuel filter housing regulator
All stainless steel hoses
9. Race red gel battery
10. Wheels
Minilights 6x13 inch front 8x13 inch rear with Yokohama road tyres (6 inch Minilite spare in boot)
Second set of 6x13 Minilite wheels fitted with 185/ 60x13 Yokohama tyres
11. Wiring
Full aircraft standard wiring loom and relays internal fuse boxes
Dash-original 6 dial Mexico dash plus rally centre console for flick switches (spotlights, fan, fuel pumps, intercoms)
12. Interior
Suede Momo steering wheel
Original door cards with door pockets
Rear toolkit holder on fire wall
Full satin black painted interior
Momo navigators foot rest
13. Glass and seals
Heated rear screen
Side windows and door glass laminated as per MSA regulations
New door seals
14. Full FIA fire extinguisher and system and hand held fire extinguisher.
15. Sparco seats and TRS harnesses (out of date).
16. Lighting
4 Cibie Super Oscar spotlights on quick release alloy brackets
Avanti headlights
Genuine chrome quarter front and rear bumpers
Chrome door mirrors
Navigators Halda trip meter
Car painted/ graphics1974 RAC winning Escort sponsored by Milk Marketing Board.
Year of Manufacture: 1974 Registered January 1975. Genuine AVO Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico.
I have owned the car for 10 years and its time for someone else to enjoy it, as I've not used it for some time, its just been sat in the garage.
I have the full owner history (care of DVLA) from the 1st owner in 1975. It has been a rally car for most of its life, and is in tarmac trim, not been used in the forests. Still has the original floor pans and sills.
The car comes with an Irish MSA competition logbook.
This is a purpose built rally car, and not a show winner. For a 51 year old escort it is in excellent condition. Painted in the Milk Marketing Board replica of the 1974 RAC winning car.
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
V5 is in my name.
